Bernie Sanders can win: How Politico gets it wrong

[NorthCarolina]

On Tuesday Politico published an op-ed by three Third Way pundits detailing their reasons why they believe Bernie Sanders can’t win in 2016. Their arguments were mostly comprised of already-debunked logic and, quite frankly, fear tactics. Third Way is a centrist think tank that favors candidates that fit the conventional image of a politician: moderate, corporatist, and one that speaks in boring clichés.

William M. Daley, Jonathan Cowan, and Lanae Erickson Hatalsky, though, have got their logic wrong. In the first installment of this three-part series, we looked at voter anger and the minimum wage. The second installment investigated Bernie Sanders’ stance on Social Security, a single payer health care system, and creating jobs to lift the economy up. This third and final installment will focus on gerrymandering and the electorate, which are Bernie’s only true hurdles to a win, along with his resounding support among diverse groups of people.

Bernie Sanders Can Win Despite Gerrymandering

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The way Bernie Sanders can beat this is by energizing voters. And even as early as now, the Vermont senator is creating a fervor not seen in years. Not even Barack Obama generated this much excitement.


Bernie Sanders Can Win Superdelegates

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“Democratic superdelegates know that the Democratic Party has experienced a paradigm shift toward Sanders and away from Clinton.”

Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/2624786/bernie-sanders-can-win-how-politico-gets-it-wrong-part-three/#4cod13YvW5ppr1Ie.99

I think the stage is already set for a Bernie landslide election. DLC New Dems better get working on programming those EVM's (if they haven't already), I highly suspect they're gonna need em.

[cosmicone]

1. It was time for self-reassuring posts to feel better

And like clockwork ....

[redstateblues]

5. and repost ad infinitum

[Dawgs]

7. Why so angry?

Are you mad that a third of Democrats don't like Hillary at all, and most of the rest are just 'meh' about her?

[upaloopa]

2. Bernie can't win in the South without the AA

community and he doesn't have their vote.

If he can't win in the South he can't win the primary.

That's logical

[Betty Karlson]

3. yet.

he doesn't have their votes yet. And that is down to low name recognition.

[Godhumor]

4. He's campaigned since April and we're less than 2 months from the 1st primary

At some point the low name recognition excuse needs to stop, as he's been out there very actively for over 7 months.

[jeff47]

6. Take a look at polling in SC in 2007. Clinton was dominating then too.

I eagerly await your "He's no Obama" post.

[Dawgs]

8. Exactly. That logic just doesn't work anymore.

Yet, they keep using it.

[upaloopa]

12. So when is that going to happen, in May or June 2016?

He's been out on the campaign trail since June and still no name recognition?

That is saying the AA community isn't paying attention which is complete bull shit.

[Gamecock Lefty]

9. But but but . . .

Bernie only won 2.2% of the vote in 1972, 4% in 1974 and 6% in 1976.

Let's talk about those years instead of what Hillary did in 2008 - shall we?

[L. Coyote]

10. Real Democrats support all our candidates, albeit not equally it seems, but we don't fix elections.

So I call BULLSHIT on that part. Someone already alerted for that one.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

11. Respectfully, it's an exercise in futility...

For some the rules are different.